Trump Says He’ll Declare a National Emergency and Use ‘Military Assets’ for Mass Deportations

President Trump said he plans to declare a national emergency to conduct mass deportations with the help of “military assets.”

Trump shared a post to post At Truth Social, Tom Fitton, president of Judicial Watch, stated that the new administration “is prepared to declare a national emergency and will use military assets to reverse the Biden invasion through a mass deportation program.”

President-elect wrote Monday morning, “TRUE!!!”

“President Trump will use every federal and state authority necessary to launch the largest deportation operation of illegal criminals, drug dealers and human traffickers in American history, while also reducing costs for families,” Trump-Vance transition spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt told the Sun. .”

“The American people re-elected President Trump by a landslide, empowering him to implement the promises he made on the campaign trail, including deporting immigrant criminals and restoring our economic greatness. He will deliver,” Ms. Leavitt added.

Trump campaigned on President Biden’s promise to carry out a mass deportation operation after the country saw record levels of illegal border crossings during his time in office.

Senator Rubio estimated In an interview on NBC News in May 2024, it was stated that up to 30 million illegal immigrants live in the country. However, the Migration Policy Institute and the Department of Homeland Security estimate that number to be around 11 million.

Shortly after Trump won the 2024 election, he nominated officials to serve in his administration who would help implement the deportation plan, such as former ICE director Tom Homan.

Embers in question Mr. Homan would become his “border czar” and be in charge of the deportation operation.

Mr Homan says It will focus primarily on illegal immigrants who are considered criminals or national security threats. In the New York Post in September reported ICE data shows there are more than 662,566 illegal immigrants in the country with criminal histories, including more than 13,000 convicted murderers.

One report Speaking on Donald Trump Jr.’s Rumble show, Mr. Homan said Americans could expect “shock and awe” about how the deportation operation would be conducted.

“You will see us taking back this country, and as I said before, it’s not just about the deportation operation. This is about saving the children and securing the border. What are the results? Less overdose deaths, less sex trafficking, for God’s sake, one of the worst crimes there is, fewer immigrants dying” Mr. Homan in question.

There are surveys to create A majority of Americans support mass deportation. However, some research has revealed that they were not fully involved in the blanket removal operation. Exit polls conducted by CNN 56 percent of respondents said they believe immigrants should be given the opportunity to apply for legal status rather than being deported.

A. questionnaire Research from Data for Progress, a liberal polling firm, found that survey respondents tend to say immigrants who enter the United States without legal status should be tolerated under certain conditions, such as if they were brought to the country as children or have a doctorate degree. from an American university.